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The ticket usually comes with the police body's own free form for naming the driver, which can be used instead. This is the same notice as a letter in Italian, for the owner, the legal representative of a company or the lessee: the ticket's details, the driver's details and driving licence, with the driver's signed confirmation. It must be sent within 60 days of service (art. 126-bis of the Italian Highway Code), by registered post, PEC or by hand, even if you appeal or the owner was driving.

For challenging a post-parking charge (forfait post-stationnement, FPS) in France, the appeal required before the parking court. It goes to the body named on the payment notice, within a month of its notification; many offer a free form, online or to print, that you can use instead of this letter. The letter, sent by the registered keeper, gives the notice, the chosen ground (parking paid, vehicle sold, plates stolen, special rate, mistake), the explanation and the enclosures. Sent by registered post with proof of receipt. In French.

The registered keeper's reply when an Austrian authority asks who drove or parked a vehicle (§ 103 Abs 2 of the Austrian Motor Vehicles Act, KFG 1967): with the file number, plate, the time and place given in the request, and the name and address of the person who drove or parked it – or of the person who can say. Answering is compulsory, within two weeks of service, even about a relative; a false, incomplete or late answer can cost up to € 5,000. If the request comes with a reply sheet or the authority offers an online reply, you can use that for free. In German.

The reply to the German fines authority on a hearing form (Anhörungsbogen), sent because you are accused of a traffic offence, or a witness questionnaire (Zeugenfragebogen), sent because the vehicle is registered to you. It gives the personal details the law requires and, on the facts, your choice: no statement, a statement only after inspecting the file, a declaration that you were not driving, or reliance on the right of witnesses to refuse to testify or answer (§§ 52 and 55 of the German Code of Criminal Procedure, StPO). Nobody has to incriminate themselves or a close relative, and the letter names no driver. In German.

The notice of sale (Veräußerungsanzeige) by which a seller in Germany tells the vehicle registration office who the new keeper is: the buyer's name, date of birth and address, the vehicle, plate and VIN, the date and hour of handover, and confirmation that the registration certificate Parts I and II were handed over (§ 15 of the German Vehicle Registration Ordinance, FZV). The seller's motor vehicle tax ends only when it arrives (§ 5(5) KraftStG). Many registration offices also offer their own free form. In German, to print, sign and hand in on the day of sale.

A written claim by which someone harmed in a road accident in Cyprus asks for compensation directly from the at-fault vehicle's insurer, or from the Motor Insurers' Fund where that vehicle was uninsured or untraced. It describes the accident, both vehicles, the damage and the amount, asks for a claim number, a reasoned offer or reply, an inspection of the vehicle and payment to an IBAN, and reserves the right to go to court. It is sent by registered post or delivered against a signature; to the Fund it goes with the Fund's own claim form.

Insurance first: in Cyprus the policy must cover the driver, by name or under its age and experience terms, or whoever drives is uninsured, whatever authorisation they hold. On that basis, this document lets another person drive the vehicle for a set period, area and purpose, and proves the owner's consent to the police, a hire firm or a border post. It states what is forbidden, who pays fines and damage and how it is revoked, and has a summary in English.

A private agreement between two partners living together in Cyprus without marriage or a civil partnership: the shared home and who has a right to it, how expenses are split, what belongs to each and what is shared, and how they settle up if they separate. The law does not regulate informal cohabitation, so the agreement records what would otherwise have to be proved. It is not a civil partnership: that is entered into under Law 184(I)/2015, by any couple, and has the effects of marriage except adoption.

The authorisation by which a vehicle's owner in Romania lets someone else drive and use it for a set period and area — a trip abroad, a family member, an employee. It says what the authorised driver may do, what they may not — sell or hire out the vehicle — and who answers for fines. For leaving the country it is often required with a notarised signature.

A record of handing a car over to a buyer, hirer or other user in Poland, to go with the sale or rental agreement: the date and time of handover, the parties, the make, registration and VIN, the odometer and fuel level, the number of keys, the documents and equipment handed over, and visible damage. The handover time settles who answers for fines, charges and damage, and the description of condition heads off disputes about defects.

For street lighting that does not work, potholes, an abandoned vehicle, illegal dumping, noise, a dangerous tree, a missing manhole cover. A report goes further than a phone call, because it is logged with a reference number and has to be answered. Describe the location as precisely as you can and say whether anyone is in danger — that is what determines how quickly it is dealt with.

For an insured person or policyholder in Spain whose insurer refuses or delays paying a claim, pays less than it owes, overcharges or does not honour the policy. The letter files the complaint in writing with the insurer's customer service or customer ombudsman, a required step before the free complaints service of Spain's Directorate-General for Insurance and Pension Funds (DGSFP), and includes the invitation to negotiate that Spanish Organic Law 1/2025 requires before suing. Send it by burofax with certified content. In Spanish.

For the policyholder of an insurance policy in Spain (car, home, health, funeral or another kind, but not life insurance) who does not want it renewed: the letter tells the insurer that you oppose the renewal at least one month before the expiry date, as article 22 of the Spanish Insurance Contract Act requires, and asks that no premium be charged for the new period. Send it by burofax with certified content, which proves that the insurer received it in time. In Spanish.

This step is free on your Spanish town hall's online office; you do not need DocMuse for it. For anyone who has received a council fine in Spain for parking, for the regulated parking zone (ORA, blue zone) or for entering a low-emission zone, and disagrees: objections to the notice within 20 calendar days, or an appeal for reconsideration against the penalty within one month, with the ground and the evidence (arts. 95 and 96 of the Spanish Traffic Act). Paying with the 50 % discount closes the case. Filed at a registry office, a post office or the town hall's online office; companies must file online. In Spanish.

For couples who live together without being married and want to set out in writing how they share household costs, who owns what and what happens if they separate. The agreement names their autonomous community and refers to its rules on registered couples; in Aragón, the Balearic Islands, Catalonia, Galicia, Navarre and the Basque Country their own regional civil law also applies, according to each partner’s civil residence (vecindad civil). It does not register the couple: registration uses the regional registry’s own form, free to download online. Both sign two copies. In Spanish.

This step is free on the online office of Spain's traffic authority (DGT) and of many town halls; you do not need DocMuse for it. For the registered keeper of a vehicle who receives a fine for something another person did and a request to name the driver: the statement with the driver's details and licence, within 20 calendar days (art. 11.1.a of the Spanish Traffic Act). Not naming the driver is a very serious offence. Filed with the body that asks, at a registry office or a post office; companies file online. In Spanish.

This step is free on your Spanish town hall's online office; you do not need DocMuse for it. For anyone who disagrees with a bill or assessment for property tax (IBI), the waste-collection fee, road tax or another Spanish municipal tax: the appeal for reconsideration (recurso de reposición) to the town hall or the body that manages the tax, within one month (art. 14.2 of the Spanish Local Finance Act). Filed at a registry office, a post office or online; companies must file online. Navarre and the Basque Country have their own rules, and the Canary Islands apply IGIC. In Spanish.

For the registered keeper of a car or motorbike who lends it to someone else in Spain, for a few days or a set period: the authorisation signed by both, with the details of the vehicle, the insurance and the driver, the dates and the permitted use. It serves as proof with the police, the insurer or on a trip, and for naming the driver if a fine arrives (art. 11.1.a of the Spanish Traffic Act). No Spanish law requires this document to lend a vehicle. In Spanish.

Under Italian law a cohabitation contract is void unless made as a public deed or with signatures authenticated by a notary or a lawyer (article 1, paragraph 51, Law no. 76 of 20 May 2016): this is a draft to take to that professional, who checks it, authenticates the signatures and sends it to the Comune within ten days. For unmarried partners living together who want to settle their common residence, how they share the costs of life together and their property regime, with or without community of property.

For an unmarried couple without a PACS who live together in France and want to set their own rules in writing, since the law provides almost none (article 515-8 of the French Civil Code): who owns the furniture and purchases, how rent and expenses are shared, what happens to the home and joint property on separation. A list of each partner's property can be attached. Signed by both partners, in two copies. It creates no right to inherit from the other.

For a buyer in France of a new or second-hand item, from a business or a private seller, who discovers after the sale a serious defect that was not visible: a used car, an appliance, furniture. You rely on the guarantee against hidden defects (Article 1641 onwards of the French Civil Code) and choose between a refund against return of the item and a price reduction. Court action must be brought within two years of discovering the defect. In French, to send by registered post with proof of receipt.

For lending your car or motorbike free of charge to someone close to you in France and being able to prove it: vehicle, insurer and policy number, borrower and licence number, loan dates, permitted use, care of the vehicle, return, insurance excess and traffic fines. French law imposes no form on such a loan: the statement, signed by both parties in two originals, is kept in the vehicle with the registration certificate and helps at a roadside check or after a claim. In French.

For a borrower in France who accepted a consumer credit offer (personal loan, car loan, revolving credit, credit linked to a purchase) and has changed their mind. You withdraw within fourteen full calendar days of accepting the offer, without giving reasons (Article L. 312-19 of the French Consumer Code); the period is shorter, at least three days, if you asked for immediate delivery of goods bought on credit. The detachable form attached to the offer is enough and free; this letter does the same with your references and deals with repaying any funds already paid out. In French, to send by registered post with proof of receipt before the period ends.

A loan agreement under Austrian law for money lent between private individuals — family, friends or acquaintances. It records the amount, payment by bank transfer, interest or an interest-free loan, repayment in one sum, in instalments or after one month's notice (§ 986 of the Austrian Civil Code, ABGB), default interest at 4% (§ 1000 ABGB) and acceleration on default. No set form and no stamp duty since 2011. Between spouses or registered partners a notarial deed is required (§ 1 Abs 1 lit b NotAktsG), and the agreement asks about it. A guarantee is a separate declaration. Private lenders only. In German, to print and sign.